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2 Concerns over lack of confidentiality |
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Confidentiatliy
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3 Feeling rushed into treatment after diagnosis; patients wanting more time |
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Lack of readiness to start treatment or fear of treatment
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4 Fear of not being able to take medication for life, or worried the pills will stop working |
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5 Worried about the side effects prevents starting ART |
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Inability to cope with side effects or
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6 Struggled with side effects, may or may not have received counselling to manage |
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pill burden
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7 Don’t like taking the medication (size, number, taste) |
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8 Feeling insufficiently informed by the provider, not getting enough information |
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Mixed understanding of care and treatment
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9 Community outreach (targeted towards men and pregnant women) reinforced testing, adherence and HIV education |
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10 Fear oftransmission to baby or partner; LTFU after baby tests negative |
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11 Use of role models to present diagnosis as a manageable condition rather than death sentence |
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12 Received different messages by different providers; or had a different experience last pregnancy (want short-term regimine)
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13 CHW (volunteers) can alleviate system burden, but may be inadequately trained |
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Rushed appointments and/or inadequate services
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14 Health workers over-burdened resulting in limited counselling, poor attitudes or service delays |
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15 Clinic facilitated couple engagement or supported partner disclosure |
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Require support with disclosure
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16 Fear of confiding diagnosis because of stigma, neglect, loss of social or economic support - unsupported by any clinic initiatives |
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Need for other social or financial support
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17 Group counselling or ongoing counselling offered by clinic or community health services |
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18 Mental health needs, including depression / despair, unaddressed |
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19 CHW or volunteers offer home visits or act as peer mentors |
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Effectively followed-up through community health workers
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20 Frequency of appointments needed and long waiting times makes attendance too time consuming |
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Services not available when needed
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21 Cancelled services due to unreliable funding; interventions stopped, clinic hours reduced, inadequate supplies |
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22 Travel to and from health facilities takes too long or costs too much |
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Travel to health facility prohibitive
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23 Challenges in access to quality care from trained workers because of long waiting times |
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Long waiting times
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24 Multiple visits needed for HIV test, or medicines, as out of stock or without the laboratory capacity for testing |
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Need for repeat visits
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25 Challenges transfering and receiving care from different clinics or with health papers / passports |
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Challenges transfering clinics when requested
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26 Patient tracking: system challenges, length of time it takes to input data and upgrade system |
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Challenge in patient tracking
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27 Crowded waiting rooms, long wait times, unwanted disclosure as a result of no privacy. |
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Lack of privacy
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28 Fear of unwanted disclosure due to HIV ward/ HIV care facilities clearly marked / too obvious |
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